COLUMBIANA, Alabama -- An EF0 tornado with winds from 70 to 80 miles per hour hit downtown Columbiana, causing damage to two homes by falling trees, said Jody Aaron, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Calera.

The tornado snapped or uprooted about 50 trees,, Aaron said. There were no injuries, he said.

The tornado, which hit at about 1:40 p.m., briefly touched down along Shelby County 47 and moved northeast for about 1.8 miles before lifting at Alabama 25, Aaron said.

Its maximum width was 150 yards. The initial warning went out at 12:53 p.m., Aaron said.